Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-27

ENH14. A44 words A4tts 8aSa&s 1
ard especially the word ''iEaseibie, are
Qnite inapplseabis 10 ths mar or his
efcqaenes. Brilliant and mersRrial be
was bus never irritable. TASTY OF
aholsFia. His witty psrsinags and
severe, not gxgARe, sarcasm p0ared
FROM him - naturally - . mountain 1
sfFeaD sparkling IN the sunlight. his |
sarcasm fold iika the 1eledo blsde n /
tue hands Of . pEae1iczl su0fdsman-
esol, Quist, even. noihinz hasfy. His
peFsinaGs vas never r8fiieFy and is
prisnaflc hnss almost carried balm &c
tie victim. Always cool. caln, smiling,
self poseeszsd. the words ''iraseibien OF
savage find No plaos n description
sf hin. the Rsnflesi Of men.
TzK DkFEAE on s.LL's BLUEF.
Perhaps am the more exercised ever
the word because Of some ef the news
pagers Of the day which contained aFsi-
ctea upon our terrible defeat at Balls
Blua, October n, 1861, attributinR it 10
Bakers raahneas." These were in
stieated By tbose who wished 20 shield
themselves from the blame Of the hian-
der. Think Of Mcclellan, Who, With bis
conskitutionAi iFreseiufion, dstermines
81 the eleventh h0aF 10 avoid an engage
mens. recalls the forces above a I'd
wards Ferry and foFRsts those below ct
Oourad's Ferry. When Baker arrived
he engagement vas unavoidable. he
had 90 do o. die. he had 20 do and dis-
There only remained for him 70 attempt
70 acooDplish one Of those fsaas Of
daring do" which are generally more
historical than actual.
TEE ARcEI CASE.
l have repeatedly seen Baker under
all the varied circumstances Of life-in
the Senate. IN society, en- the rostrum.
a. the hastings, at the bar, at his table.
al his hrexide, always calm, gentle, self
contained. nsver eaW him angry. His
children were his companiona While
they always had the greatest Fespees
and love for him, Il can hardly be said
that they ever stood IN ave Of him. |
vas By bis side at the famous Archy
case. Arehy vas . slave whom bis
owner, HOvall, had brolght 20 Oalifor-
mia. and pFodted BY his labor. H0vali
attempted to take him back 10 the
S0afh. Friends Of the cause interviewed
and AFchy was taken OF the steamer By
determined few. His master then had
him before Commissioner George Peun
johnson, under the Fugitive Slave Law
Il was in 1857. DaFing the trial half
dozen pistols we're drawn BY the chival-
~ and presented at Baker. He vas IS
cool - am IN writing this lprobably
more %. as tbe remembrance thrills me
even ne%J. His magnificent manner.
~ bis blue eyes flashed aBd bis figure
lowered up like that Of . God, qaelled
The effort. Several such incidents
might relate II my time permitted.
Always With beck, rarely ssV him
81 table without ons-an omnivoFoue
reader, Jet be vas always active.
MS akEArKsT GRAFTON.
That wonderful oraiien that Vas al
most poem, delivered in San Fran-
cisco on the oco sion Of the celsbration
Of tie completion % the Ooean cable in
1853, | think 10 10000 hearers, rot one
Of vhom left his tracks. under q vertical
san for two hours or more. was dictated
to me after q isisurely breakfast, as
Baker walked the door With q cigar in
bis mouih. IL vas 20 be delivered as
Il o'clock noon, About li,45 the car
rage came and was sent Of. A second
time Il came and vas sent on. The
third time Baker ssiEed bis manuscripts
and We entered the carriage. Il vas
With difficulty thai we made oar way 70
The Fostrum. At nearly o'clock Baker
stepped forward. Il bad been kis IN
tention 10 read his speech from the
manuscript bat ADdinR the pages
iFksome, be threw them aside at about
the third sheet, and spoke substantially
the written matter. some days before
this two 0f be management az the ceie-
bFatton, who we're very anxious about iss
success, acoosied him on Montgomery
street IN some sohcitude. 30 knew IL he
bad made q study Of the subiest--if be |
had made -any prsparation." "Whv.
nc" sai4 Baker, bus adding. 'tOrly |
the preparation Of my whole life"
think it the very eAsf d'osurrs Of Bakers /
, norts forspsicaily.
Hn ssLDIEsLI QUALITIES
have written very huEriediy aud en-
tiFely unsatisfactory 10 mysslf. With
The design that, should you. IS doubtless /
rou vii, make some comment upon the
Lincoln AFticie. or story rather, fhas /
Teu viii avail yourself Of the occasion
10 aid my grievance In connecfien with
he Balls Bluf affair. BY the way,
,ftsn. and before the late waT. | have
1esn told By regular ofiicers, Who are
dways prsiadicsd sesinst volunteers,
hat BskeF's regiment, which be led as
JeFEo Gosdo, taking ceInmand Of The
lRigade. upoa TIE fall Of Safelds al the
fery beginning Of the battle. was az
seli disciplined g regiment a. any In
be army.
sHrELns AND pouoK-Aa.
SpeskinR Of Shieids. Nioslay (not
iay, fer Il Il kicolav tkat
Erizes most Of the saFly part
{ the hisiory). handles Shistds
Without gisFes-tnSrs plainly than psli-
ic. True. thoaRh. could give yoa
uAny 81 amusing Aneedats aboas
Do1giAs. toe, be makes no
lsFemony ahoat. and howis him down
he wind vita evea the hatred and dia
rust az the immaculate Linecln.
One Of tie most interesting noses !
Dossiole IA such a book a. Nicolay's
ggaid be the ene written from SpriaR-
leld Just after The aripg on the STAR Of
be Wesi. and tae evacuation Of Fort
'lckens and the ether fsrts in the bar
.og % Charleston, 10 Baker. then q
nited States Senator Ia Washinoton. !
, which Lincoln desires him 70 sss {
aeoerAi S>ott, and tell him that be
'reposes 70 'rstaks reposso2 and re-
'ecapy" these forts
ROBT. J. SzxvESS